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1 Warm up
Look at the images and answer the questions.

Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3

1. Have you ever raised money for charity? What did you raise money for? Have you ever given
money to charity? Who did you give your money to?
2. Talk to a classmate and make a list of things that people do to raise money and the causes they
raise money for.

activities causes

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2 Focus on vocabulary
Part A: Match each word or phrase to its correct definition.

1. aid (n) a. money that is available to spend

2. fancy dress (n) b. agree to give money to a charity if someone completes a
specific task
3. for a good cause (phrase) c. a request for money, often made by a charity
4. funds (pl. n) d. party clothes and costumes to make you look like a different
person
5. appeal (n) e. money or other valuable objects that are given to charities in
order to help them
6. sponsor (v) f. worth doing because it helps other people
7. donation (n) g. a date that is an exact number of years after an important
occasion
8. generosity (n) h. money, food, or equipment sent to help countries in difficult
situations
9. anniversary (n) i. the act of being kind to others by giving money or time

Part B: Read the speech below and write the correct word or phrase from Part A in each space.

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Hello everybody and welcome to the final event in our week-long fundraising .
I can tell you that thanks to this community, we have saved your local independent bookshop.
People got involved in many ways from organising cake sales to knocking on people’s doors.
Congratulations to those of you who did the fun run last weekend. I did it, too – many of you
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saw me, and knowing that it was all really helped me to finish it.
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My legs still hurt, though! And I’m sure my brother only agreed to me so he
could take a photo of me suffering at the finish line! Thank you as well to all our friends and
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families who promised to give the runners small , of two, five or ten pounds,
which has all added up to a fantastic total. I’m sure that knowing what we were running for
motivated all of us to run that little bit faster. And this money now means that we will have
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enough in our bank account to buy new books, new furniture and pay our
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staff for another year. I am amazed by the of everyone who has given their
time and money. Next year, we are going to have a huge event to celebrate the bookshop’s
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10th . We are hoping to raise enough to be able to send ,
in the form of books and stationery, to libraries in poorer countries. Now it’s time for the big
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finish to our event – the competition and I must say you all look fantastic
– especially the turtles at the back.

Part C: Discuss these questions with a classmate and use the phrase in bold in your answer.
1. Have you ever seen an appeal from a charity on television?
2. Have you ever done anything for a good cause?

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3 Word building (-ity)

Look at this sentence from the previous exercise:

"I am amazed by the generosity of everyone who has given their time and money."

The suffix -ity is used to form a noun from an adjective. Generous becomes generosity.

Look at these adjectives and write the noun:

Adjective Noun

generous generosity

diverse

secure

equal

stupid

4 Reading
You are going to read an article called ‘Giving back’ about four events which encourage people to help
others. Tick the activities that you think people might do during these events. Read the article and
check your predictions.

1. famous people appearing on television

2. shopping

3. environmental action

4. wearing fancy dress

5. swimming in cold rivers

6. selling old games and clothes

7. doing voluntary work

8. dancing

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Giving back!
Raising money and awareness for good causes.

1. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and people volunteered their time on this day and the
charities want to make a difference. To do this, idea is growing, with over 80 countries now taking
they need volunteers to learn about their projects part in Giving Tuesday.
and get involved, but most importantly they need
4. Comic Relief
money. One way to get hold of lots of money or raise
awareness for a good cause is through fundraising. If you visit Britain in the middle of March, you might
Here are some ways that organisations or individuals see lots of children, teenagers and adults wearing
collect funds for charity while having fun and feeling bright red noses. They are supporting Red Nose
great about what they’re doing at the same time! Day, which takes place on March 18th. This is an

2. Children in Need event for the charity Comic Relief, which sends aid to
other countries, although the organisation supports
Children in Need gives money to over 2,500 UK
the poor in the UK, too. They aim for a fair world
projects which help children and young people. It is
which is free from poverty. Red Nose Day, which has
the main charity of the BBC and once a year there is a
been running since 1988, uses humour and laughter
big TV appeal to raise money for it. This once-a-year
to motivate people to donate money for good causes.
event has been on British TV screens since 1980 and
Schools, families and celebrities all get involved in
usually lasts all evening with celebrities performing
the event. The weeks before Red Nose Day are
on stage and asking the public to donate. The live
full of comedy, challenges like 24-hour dances or
TV event, in November, raises millions, but the British
24-hour mountain-climbing, and kids and teenagers
people also get involved. They might do a sponsored
often wear fancy dress to school. Some people even
fun run in fancy dress or a sponsored challenge such
buy a red nose for their car!
as swimming in a freezing cold river. People will
sponsor the runner or swimmer a certain amount of 5. Earth Day
money for every kilometre or metre completed.
Do you turn the lights off in your house on April
3. Giving Tuesday 22nd? Did you know that lots of people do that
An important date for charities in the USA is Giving to show their support for Earth Day? Many of the
Tuesday in November when Americans give money good causes you have just read about are about
to good causes. Over the past 10 years, charities raising money, whereas Earth Day is about raising
have collected billions of dollars in donations on awareness and motivating people across the world
this day. It takes place on the first Tuesday after to help the environment. The first Earth Day was
Thanksgiving and follows Black Friday and Cyber in 1970 and every year on April 22nd, Earth Day
Monday, which encourage spending. In 2021, celebrates that anniversary. Now they work with
Americans gave around $2.7 billion on this date. more than 150,000 partners in over 192 countries.
However, it’s not only about giving money but also The charity encourages everyone to take action to
about generosity more generally. Over 40,000 young save the planet.

Adapted from: The Independent, BBC, [Link] and [Link]

Glossary:
Fundraising - raising money for charity
Thanksgiving - an important public holiday in the United States
Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving when shops have lots of special offers

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Cyber Monday - the Monday after Thanksgiving when there are lots of special offers online

Read the text again and decide which event or events each sentence refers to. Talk to a classmate
and give reasons for your answers.

1. This event takes place in the spring.

2. The focus of this event is not on raising money.

3. This event takes place near the holiday season.

4. This event involves putting something on your face.

5. This is a global event.

6. This event has been running the longest.

7. One of the aims of this event is to raise money for other countries.

8. This event involves famous people.

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5 Discussion: good causes

Choose one of the events that you have just read about and tell a classmate what you remember.

Picture 1 Picture 2

Picture 3 Picture 4

Use these questions to help your conversation:

1. What happens at this event?

2. What is it for?
3. When is it?
4. How would you like to get involved?

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6 Focus on language: "whereas" to show contrast

We often use linking words to contrast two different ideas. One word we often use to do this is
whereas. Take a look at this example:

We use whereas to show a contrast between two ideas in the same sentence. We need to
put a comma before whereas when it is used in the middle of a sentence.

You can also start a sentence with whereas. Look at this example:

Now use the contrasting ideas in the two columns to write sentences with whereas.

I. holidays abroad II. holidays in my country

III. doing paid work IV. doing voluntary work

V. buying a new car VI. buying a used car

VII. playing video games VIII. playing sport

a. Whereas holidays in my country can be cheap, they don’t offer the same experience as a holiday
abroad.

b. Playing video games all day can cause health problems, whereas doing sport every day will give
you more energy.

c.

d.

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Extension exercise: Talk about these images of the beach and skiing holidays. Contrast the holidays
and use whereas.

Picture 1 Picture 2

7 Listening for general understanding

You are about to hear part of a live report from a charity fun run. Look at the images and answer
these questions:

Picture 1 Picture 2

1. Why do you think they are running?

2. Who might they be raising money for?
3. Do you think it’s a good idea to run for charity?
4. Would you do it?

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Listen to the radio programme and decide if these statements are true or false.

1. The race finishes at the river.

2. The giant chicken will have raised £20 for charity if he finishes the race.

3. The superheroes are running because they are happy that their friend is well.

4. The reporter is faster than the superheroes.

5. The family are running to raise awareness of the damage we are causing to our seas.

6. The princesses are running to help a friend get fit.

7. The reporter’s favourite fancy dress outfit was the superhero.

Glossary:
Majesty: a title of respect when talking to kings and queens; we often say ‘Your Majesty’ when talking to a
king or queen

8 Vocabulary in context

Look at these sentences from what you just heard. What do you think the words in bold mean?

1. The Great City Run is a fantastic annual event.

a. once a year

b. weekly

2. It’s a half marathon through the city streets, over bridges and along the river ending up at our
beautiful castle.
a. a long running race

b. a short running race

3. There are some fabulous professional runners here today and hundreds and hundreds of people
in fancy dress.
a. strange

b. excellent

4. I’m raising money for an animal welfare charity.

a. services to help sick or abandoned animals

b. services to help farmers and pet owners

5. We can talk if you can keep up!

a. go faster than us

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b. stay level with us

6. I’d like to talk to him, but I can’t catch him up.

a. reach someone that is moving quickly

b. ask someone to slow down

7. I am so impressed with the fancy dress and the motivation of the people running here today.

a. I admire and respect everyone wearing fancy dress and the reasons why they are running.

b. I am shocked by the fancy dress costumes and the reasons why they are running.

9 Speaking: Will you sponsor me?

Part 1: You are going to run a charity half marathon next month. You need to get fit and do some
exercise but, more importantly, you need to decide which charity or good cause you are going to run
for and what fancy dress costume you are going to wear. Complete this application form with your
details:

Event: LinguaHouse Half Marathon

Name:

Age:

Charity / Good cause:

Reason:

Fancy Dress:

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Part 2: Your application has been accepted but now you need to raise some money for your chosen
good cause. You need to ask people to sponsor you. All of your classmates have £20 to sponsor
different people. Who can collect the most sponsors? Who can raise the most money? Talk with
your classmates and complete this sponsor form:

LinguaHouse Half Marathon

Name Contact Details Amount

10 Homework Project: Just Giving

Imagine you have £100 to give to a charity of your choice. Do some research on the Just Giving
website and choose a charity (or two or three!) to give your money to. Make some notes so you can
tell your classmates about the charity you decided to donate to in your next lesson.

Name of charity What does the Why do you want How much will you
charity do? Who to donate to this donate?
does it help? charity?

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